Module length

Target audience

Learning outcomes

Understand the importance that lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) have in affecting the quality of life of older men

Know how to distinguish voiding and storage symptoms

Feel confident to recognise signs of potentially serious disease and appropriately reassure men with troublesome but benign
symptoms

Know when to refer patients for specialist assessment.

NICE published updated guidance (NG12) on suspected cancer recognition and referral in June 2015. We are in the course of
updating this module in line with the guidance but please bear in mind that it does not yet incorporate the new NICE recommendations.
Please see our quick tips module for more about the updated guideline.

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BMJ Learning with NICE

BMJ Learning with NICE

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This module has been produced by BMJ Learning in collaboration with NICE.

Accreditation

Accreditor

credit

Accreditation statement

ASCOFAME

1:00 hour

BMJ Learning has assigned 1 hour of CPD/CME credit to this module. BMJ Learning modules are being certified for ASCOFAME VIRTUAL
(Colombia).

Australian College of Nursing

1 credit, 1:00 hour

ACN 3LP participants can claim 1 CNE point per hour of active learning for modules that are directly related to their area
of nursing practice (no limit).

BMJ Learning

1 credit, 1:00 hour

BMJ Learning has assigned one hour of CPD/CME credit to this module

Bahrain Defence Force Hospital

1 credit, 1:00 hour

The Bahrain Defence Force Military Hospital represented by the Ministry of Defence Bahrain recognises BMJ Learning as being
accredited for the purpose of continuous medical education (CME)/continuous professional development (CPD) in BDF. Healthcare
professionals can thus claim continuous professional development credits for their activity in BMJ Learning. Completion of
one module is considered the equivalent of one credit or one hour of learning.

Bhutan Medical and Health Council

1 credit, 1:00 hour

Bhutan Medical and Health Council has formally accredited all BMJ Learning online modules for continuous professional development.
Bhutan Medical and Health Council will accept the CME credit provided by BMJ Learning to any registered members of Bhutan
Medical and Health Council for renewal of their registration.

Delhi Medical Council

1 credit, 1:00 hour

The Delhi Medical Council recognises BMJ Learning as being accredited for the purpose of continuous medical education (CME)/continuous
professional development (CPD). Doctors can thus claim continuous professional development credits for their activity in BMJ
Learning. Completion of one module is considered the equivalent of 1 credit or 1 hour of learning.

Dubai Health Authority

1 credit, 1:00 hour

BMJ Learning is approved as a CME resource by the Dubai Health Authority (accreditation number 0254/11)

Iraqi Ministry of Health

1 credit, 1:00 hour

The Iraq Ministry of Health has accredited BMJ Learning for the purposes of CME. One module is the equivalent of one hour
or one credit point.

Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization

1 credit, 1:00 hour

Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS) of the Ministry of Health, State of Kuwait is the authority responsible
for organising all aspects of postgraduate training of medical practitioners and other health professionals in Kuwait. Users
within Kuwait can claim one hour or one credit per hour of learning completed.

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

1:00 hour

The RACP does not accredit CPD activities, but MyCPD Program guidelines state that fellows can claim a maximum of 50 credits
per year for online learning under 'Category 6 - Other Learning Activities'.

The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa

3 credits

The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa has accredited this BMJ Learning module (accreditation number: MDB014/254/06/2010)

The Supreme Council of Health in Qatar

1 credit, 1:00 hour

The Supreme Council of Health represented by the Accreditation Department of the Qatar Council for Health Practitioners recognizes
the continuous medical education (CME)/continuing professional development (CPD) modules provided through BMJ Learning as
Category II self-directed learning activities in the State of Qatar. Healthcare professionals in Qatar can thus claim continuing
professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Learning, calculated as 1 credit unit per 1 hour (Organization
Code OP-02).

Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association

0.5 credits, 1:00 hour

The Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association has accredited BMJ Learning. One module equates to 0.5 credits.